An MRI antenna array including a housing and a substrate, antenna elements and circuitry encapsulated by the housing. The housing, antenna elements, and substrate are flexible to allow the housing to distort in three dimensions to closely conform to contours of a patient. The antenna elements may be formed from a flat weave mesh conductor. The flat weave mesh conductor allows the MRI antenna array to conform to the contours of a patient to provide three dimensional movement of the array. The flat weave mesh conduct has increased durability over a tight weave mesh of an elongate hollow cylinder conductor, allowing the flat weave mesh conductor to withstand additional flexing cycles.